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A photo of Tommy John pitching in his final season in 1989, 15 years after his career-saving surgery.

50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes — Ted Spiker and Kevin W. Farmer

Tommy John pitched in the big leagues from 1963 to 1989 and won 288 games. Only 25 MLB pitchers have won...
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Wild turkey numbers are falling in some parts of the US – the main reason may be habitat loss — Marcus Lashley and William Gulsby

Birdsong is a welcome sign of spring, but robins and cardinals aren’t the only birds showing off for breeding season....
Celine Dion in the blue dress holding a microphone, signing with her right arm in the air.

Celine Dion’s diagnosis of stiff-personsyndrome brought a rare neurological diagnosis into the public eye – two neurologists explain the science behind it — Bhavana Patel and Torge Rempe

The announcement by celebrated singer Celine Dion in early December 2022 that she has stiff-person syndrome – a rare neurological...

Coronavirus vaccines: health experts identify ways to build public trust — Ann Christiano and Jack J. Barry

Choices are affected by how people see the world, whom they trust, their perceptions of risk and consistency of message.

Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices — Logan Blue and Patrick Traynor

Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears his boss, in a panic, tell...

Kratom: What science is discovering about the risks and benefits of a controversial herb — Christopher R. McCurdy

Kratom, a traditional Southeast Asian herbal medicine from the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna speciosa, has gained favor in the U.S. as a legal high over the past decade.

Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in — Laken Brooks

What do witches have to do with your favorite beer? When I pose this question to students in my American literature and culture classes, I receive stunned silence or nervous laughs.

Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here’s how that changed their lives — Constance Shehan

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, much earlier than the 24-week threshold generally established by the pivotal abortion rights case Roe v. Wade in 1973.
An image of a a California teacher taking part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people.

Biases behind transgender athlete bans are deeply rooted — George B. Cunningham and Kelsey Garrison

In 2023, 24 states had laws or regulations in place prohibiting transgender students from participating on public school athletic teams consistent with...

Why it’s a big surprise that the African leadership prize went to Niger’s Issoufou — Sebastian Elischer

The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has been awarded the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
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Dispirited homebuyers show why Fed’s unprecedented fight against inflation is beginning to succeed — Mark Flannery

I’ve studied finance and financial markets since the 1970s, and I have never seen the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy get such...
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Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis — Luisel Ricks-Santi

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. They found cancer in my prostate. As a cancer researcher who knows...
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